The awesome Jenny Hurth of Elbow Grease Designs is hosting an Arts & Crafts Studio Sale for THREE weekends in December! There will be a rotating roster of several local artisans to make your holiday shopping a breeze!

All Dates will be from 11 AM to 6 PM

at

Elbow Grease Designs
2743 9th St.
Berkeley, CA

Saturday & Sunday Dec 4th & 5th

Saturday & Sunday Dec 11th & 12th

Saturday & Sunday Dec 18 & 19

A collection of items made from Recycled Banners by Elbow Grease Designs

If you know of some additional Bay Area Craft Sales this season? Please share!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Fred, Sally, Herman, or Joe. Call it whatever you'd like. PuNk rAwK pUrL is having a weekend Sale! Sale applies to all in-stock inventory! How does it get any better that that?!!

Bonus: Tweet or Facebook this blog post between now & Monday to receive a surprise gift with your order placed during this sale! To ensure that you get your gift, be sure to leave a comment here telling me that you have done so (tweeted or facebooked)! (Coupon Code is below)

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Never having been a traditional gal in any sense of the word I have long adored Xmas decor in bright funky colors.

I bring you the PuNk rAwK pUrL Winter Wonderland Holiday Cards: Brightly colored paper trees are festooned with colorful stitchy Garland & topped off with a shiny metallic star. The first batch of cards have just landed in the shop. & will also be available at my upcoming craft sale appearances. (details to come)

Special Holiday Pricing:

$6 each ★ $10 for 2 ★ $15 for 3Choose from Any of myListed Xmas Cards to Get Special PricingIf you would like a larger quantity, just contact me for pricing.

Forever a Lover of the aqua & chocolate (chaqua-late?) combo I have whipped up a forest in that combo.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I took the Buy Handmade Pledge as myself, Tammy George it seems like eons ago. I have recently taken the Pledge as PuNk rAwK pUrL, my business entity. And I am encouraging everyone who reads this post to consider taking the pledge to buy from & support independent businesses & craftspeople!

Click the big button at the bottom of this post to take the pledge.

I am also asking that you pass the word along. Tell your friends, family, & coworkers about the pledge, and they'll tell two friends, and they'll tell two friends, and so on. (If you are under the age of 35 that last bit might not have been so funny to you, but trust me, it was mildly chuckle worthy.)

Please don't mistake this as a plea from me for you to shop exclusively from me. There is an entire world chocked full of immensely talented artists & craftspeople... including yours truly. There are numerous websites which support these people. There are also local craft fairs/bazaars/markets, especially during this time of the year. Ask around & you will be surprised at what you find. One of my favorite local Craft Sales is held monthly at the very cool knitting & craft studio in Berkeley, Knit One One. How do you like to shop for Handmade? Online? Locally at markets & fairs? Share your favorite places to shop for handmade in the comments here.